​Benjamin Beason's Crossing
​of the Colorado River

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Marker Text: ​Site of the camp, March 19,-26, 1836, of the Texas Army under General Sam Houston, who directed the retreat from Gonzales to the San Jacinto. (1936) 

Marker No: 368

Gray Granite 1936 Centennial Marker

Geographic: 29.704050,-96.535492

Location: Just east of the East River Bridge at Columbus on side of Highway 90 in Beason Park, Columbus